Chapter 8- Immune System & Malignant Flashcards
1
Q
All Chemo causes bone marrow suppression except for what
A
Bleomycin
Vincristine
2
Q
Name two Chemotherapies that cause mild nausea and vomiting and what antiemetics would you give
A
Fluorouracil
MTX
Dexamethasone
Lorazepam
3
Q
And two chemotherapies that cause moderate sickness and what antiemetic would you give
A
Doxorubicin
MTX
Dexamethasone
4
Q
Name a chemotherapy that has high sickness and what antiemetic would you give
A
Cisplatin
5HT antagonist
Dexamethasone
5
Q
What’s given to prevent mucositis and myelosuppression
A
Folinic acid
6
Q
What’s given to prevent he cardiotoxicity with the anthracyclines (e.g doxorubicin)
A
Dexrazoxane
7
Q
What can you give to prevent haemorrhagic cystitis (urothelial toxicity) with cyclophosphamide or ifosfamide
A
MESNA
8
Q
Features of tumour lysis syndrome
A
Hyperkalaemia Hyperuricaemia Hyperphosphataemia Hypocalcaemia Renal damage Arrhythmias
